Batch fabricated bidirectional dielectric elastomer actuators

2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2422-2425

  Gerratt, Aaron P ^a   Balakrisnan, Bavani ^a   Penskiy, Ivan ^a   Bergbreiter, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

actuator; dielectric; elastomer; polydimethylsiloxane

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODES; DIELECTRIC; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; MICROFABRICATED; MOLDING PROCESS; MULTI-LAYER BEAM; TIP DISPLACEMENT;

ASPECT RATIO; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRODES; MICROSYSTEMS; PLASTICS; SILICONES; SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 80052113445     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969653     Document Type: Conference Paper

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